Friday & Saturday, February 19 & 20, 2021

EVENT SPONSORS:Larry and Deb Bauss

Friends of Oliver S. Howell

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Edward Callahan Pianist and Music Director, New York, NY

Edward Callahan, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, began piano lessons at age five with Billie Netterwald, who encouraged his interest in classical music, competing regionally through the Music Teachers National Association and the Michigan Music Teachers Association and nationally at the NAACP Act-So competition. He also took piano lessons at Crescendo Academy of Music in Kalamazoo and participated in the Gilmore Piano Camp and early Gilmore for Kids programs that were developed by Rich Ridenour. Callahan attended Western Michigan University as a recipient of the Kalamazoo Promise and served as section leader in the Bronco Marching Band and music director of the WMU Gospel Choir. He moved to New York to work with his mentor, Damien Sneed, and graduated magna cum laude from Nyack College with a degree in piano performance. Callahan maintains an exciting schedule that includes musical theater, choral accompaniment, and serving as a music director and pianist at Creston Avenue Baptist and Abyssinian Baptist Churches. He made his Lincoln Center Debut in 2018. Callahan currently resides in Harlem, New York, and is working on his sophomore album.

William Chapman Nyaho Concert Pianist, Seattle, WA

William Chapman Nyaho grew up in Ghana, West Africa, and earned his degrees from St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Texas at Austin. He also studied at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Switzerland. Chapman Nyaho currently serves on the faculty at Pacific Lutheran University and the summer faculty at Interlochen Center for the Arts, and has his private piano studio in Seattle, Washington. As an active solo recitalist, member of the Nyaho/Garcia Duo, chamber musician, and lecturer, his passion is advocating for music of Africa and its diaspora.

Ching-Yun Hu Concert Pianist, Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy, PA

Ching-Yun Hu made her concerto debut at the age of 13 on a tour in Japan and Taiwan. A native of Taipei, she moved to the US at the age of 14 to continue her musical studies at The Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music. As a passionate educator and keen advocator of classical music, she founded the Yun International Music Festival in Taipei and the Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA), which presents the highly-sought PYPA Piano Festival and Young Virtuosi, encompassing intensive recitals, master classes,

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and guest lecture series. Her recordings by CAG Records and BMop Sound received critical acclaim, and her latest album, Ching-Yun Hu: Rachmaninoff, released in 2019, is available worldwide digitally on Naxos and Centaur Records. Ching-Yun Hu is a Steinway Artist and serves as an artist in residence and on the piano faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Caroline Oltmanns Professor of Piano, Youngstown State University, OH

Caroline Oltmanns is a Professor of Piano at Youngstown State University, and her students have been accepted into prestigious programs in the US and abroad. She received her early pianistic and artistic conservatory training in her native Germany, based on the Walter Gieseking and Karl Leimer traditions. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Oltmanns is a Fulbright Scholar, International Steinway Artist, a Steinway Spirio Recording Artist, and recipient of substantial awards through the Annette-Kade-Stiftung and the Stipendium der deutschen Wirtschaft. She has recorded six solo CDs on the Filia Mundi label, and her newest concept album, WIND, was recorded in Germany and is scheduled for release in 2021. She recently established 88 Hearts for Youngstown, a fund to support scholarships for piano students. She serves as a screening member of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, and she returns this season as a presenter and performer for Piano Cleveland.

Stephen Pierce Professor of Piano, USC Thorton School of Music, CA

Stephen Pierce enjoys a multifaceted career as a teacher, performer, and scholar. He currently serves as Director of Keyboard Pedagogy and Secondary Piano at the University of Southern California, where he teaches piano major and minor students and courses in keyboard pedagogy and literature. He previously taught at the University of Northern Colorado, Oberlin Conservatory, the Colorado International Piano Academy, and for the Los Angeles International Music Center. He also works with students aged seven and older in his private studio in Pasadena, California. Pierce has performed in the US, Canada, Czech Republic, and South Africa, and his performances have been broadcast on South African television and radio. He is a sought-after adjudicator, has presented master classes and workshops across the US and South Africa, and has given pedagogical presentations at state and national conferences. He regularly publishes articles on teaching and currently serves as editor of CAPMT Connect journal.

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Edward CallahanFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021

2:00 PMThe Pirate ................................................................................................................ Marion McArtor

CharlieAbbott

Rainbow Fish ..........................................................................................................Catherine RollinLydia Coxeter

Classic Dance and The Haunted Mouse ......................................................... Faber & FaberRye Lin Lockhart

The Ash Grove .....................................................................................................Welsh Folk SongVictor Swager

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Edward CallahanSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

9:00 AMMagic Pony ................................................................................................................Edwin McLean

Lilah Barnett

Classical Dance...............................................................................................Elizabeth GreenleafMichael Prude

Wee Small Bear ....................................................................................................................N. FaberD’Anthony Rogers

Pet Dragon .............................................................................................................................N. FaberLa’Niya Taylor

10:00 AMThe Haunted House ..............................................................................................N. and R. Faber

Annelie Uggen

Tiresome Woodpecker / Dublin Town ........................................................ John ThompsonPhoebe DeFulio

My Pony ....................................................................................................................N. and R. FaberClyde Wolfe

11:00 AMMinuet in G Major ..................................................................................................................Petzold

Seun Olagbemi

The Entertainer..........................................................................................................................JoplinTomiwa Olagbemi

Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Mvt. 1 (“Moonlight”) ........... BeethovenAndrea Melchor

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children’s Corner .........................................DebussyJasper Mitchell

3:00 PMSword Dance and Whirling Leaves.................................................................N. and R. Faber

Rohan Baktula

Chimes through the Mist ........................................................................................Bernice FrostRaymin Zhu

The Ice Skaters ....................................................................................................Emile WaldteufelMichael Schumacher

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william Chapman nyahoFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021

2:00 PMSnowflake Rag in C Major ................................................................................................N. Faber

Antonio Rodriguez

Sonatina in G Major ..........................................................................................Thomas AttwoodSana Gupta

Weisse Schwan (White Swan) / The Avalanche Op. 45, No. 2 .............................................................................................................Terzibaschitsch / Heller

Chloe Kim

3:00 PMPhantom of the Keys ..........................................................................................................N. Faber

Dominick Swager

Sonatina in G Major, Op. 36 No. 2 ................................................................................ClementiSiya Gupta

The Spruce ...............................................................................................................................SibeliusJoshua Kim

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william Chapman nyahoSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

12:00 PMItalian Concerto, BWV 971, Mvt. 3 ................................................................................J.S. Bach

Aidan Pabis

Venezia e Napoli, III Tarantella................................................................................................LisztAlek Waller

Sonata in E Major, K. 380 ................................................................................................. ScarlattiSam Bergman

3:00 PMReverie .....................................................................................................................................Debussy

Millie Alt

Lilac Time Serenade ..........................................................................................................SchubertElliot Cole

Dangerous Journey .............................................................................................................KoellingKeagan Cole

4:00 PMSonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 ................................................................................Clementi

Molly Keller

Vier Rhapsodien, Op. 11, No. 3 ................................................................. Ernst von DohnányiJack Schumacher

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Ching-yun huFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021

2:00 PMFantasia in D Minor, K. 397 .................................................................................................Mozart

Simar Bhatia

Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 ........................................................................J.S. BachConnor Tuin

3:00 PMDivertimento ............................................................................................................................. Haydn

Justin Zhou

Rain Forest Rhapsody .................................................................................................. Carol MatzIreland Dewey

Night of the Tarantella .......................................................................................................N. FaberJerry Meng

Waltz in B Minor Op. 69, No. 2 ............................................................Chopin (posthumous)Claire Tong

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Ching-yun huSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

11:00 AMValse ............................................................................................................................................Chopin

Jason Shaye

Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 .............................................................................ChopinAlayna Leestma

Concert Etude in F Minor, S. 144 (“La Leggierezza”) ....................................................LisztFuka Somatomo

Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 ................................................................................................SchubertBryan Shaw

12:30 PMBagpipe Dance / The Marching Band .........................................LeCouppey / Streabbog

Heron Bothwell

Sonata in C Major, K. 545, Mvt. 3 ......................................................................................MozartXiaowei Li

Young Hunter ........................................................................................................................N. FaberEllie Normandin

Polovetzian Dance No. 17 ............................................................................Alexander BorodinErin Peot

1:30 PM Russian Sailor Dance ............................................................................................N. and R. Faber

Nora DeBruler

E for Echo / Jazz Blast ........................................................June Armstrong / Nancy FaberKasper Karlshoej

Spring Sonatina ......................................................................................... Martha Sherrill Kelsey Marta Kellam

4:00 PMNocturne in C-sharp Minor .................................................................................................Chopin

Annie Mansfield

Jeux d'eau ....................................................................................................................................RavelJessaly Zhu

Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2 .................................................................... BeethovenSalena Zhu

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CarolinE oltmannsSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

9:00 AMSpanish Dance Op. 37, No. 5 (“Andaluza”) ..............................................................Granados

Ellery Toman

Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 (“Raindrop”) .................................................ChopinEmma Coleman

Danse Villageoise .............................................................................................................ChabrinerSara Bussey

10:00 AMPrelude & Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 999 ..........................................................J.S. Bach

Kostya Rush

Volga Boatmen .................................................................................................................TraditionalSam Schumacher

11:00 AMPrelude in C Major, No. 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 ...........................J.S. Bach

Anna Coleman

Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII:11, Mvt. 1 (excerpt) .................................................... HaydnFaith Lee

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CarolinE oltmannsSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

3:00 PMSonatina in F Major, Op. 168 ..............................................................................................Diabelli I. Moderato cantabile II. Andante cantabile III. Rondo Allegretto

Lia The

Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune ...............................................................DebussyAna Cheng

Peer Gynt Morning Mood / Nocturne ............................................................Grieg / ChopinKate Van Es

Tonerre sur les plaines ..............................................................................................Jennifer LinnJean-Pierre Van der Westhuizen

Deux Arabesques, L. 66, No. 1, Andante con moto ................................................DebussyKatherine Li

4:30 PMFür Elise ............................................................................................................................. Beethoven

Sydney Van Es

Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 ................................................................................. BeethovenAnna Tai

Piano Sonata in F, No. 38, Hob. XVI/23 .......................................................................... HaydnAlex Bosak

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stEphEn piErCEFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021

2:00 PML’Orage (“The Storm”), Op. 109, No. 13..................................................................Burgmüller

Danielle Kwon

Sonatina in C Major, Op. 55, No. 3, Mvt. I Allegro con spirito ............................... KuhlauZahar Rush

Sonata in C Minor, No. 8, Op. 3, Mvt. 3 (“Pathetique”) .................................... Beethoven Celina Du

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 202111:00 AM

Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Mvt. 3....................................... BeethovenAndrea Harry

Rondo in D Major, K. 485 .....................................................................................................MozartKayla Harry

Hymn to the Sun ................................................................................................ Rimsky-KorsakovMeghan Peot

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stEphEn piErCESATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

12:00 PMNorthwoods Toccata ....................................................................................................Carol Klose

Isaiah Radawski

Storms on Saturn.................................................................................................................N. FaberIan van der Westhuizen

Bagpipe Dance ...............................................................................................................LeCouppeyLucy Radawski

Classic Sonatina, Mvt. 1 .....................................................................................................N. FaberOscar Lucas

This Land Is Your Land ........................................................................................Woody GuthrieRen Lucas

3:00 PMZink Pink ...............................................................................................................Dennis Alexander

John Hawver

Solfeggietto .......................................................................................................................C.P.E BachStella Jiang

Sonatina in G Major .................................................................................... Jan Ladislav DussekVeer Singh

Minuet in D Minor .........................................................................................Johann H. ButtstedtQueenie Jiang

4:30 PMSolfeggio............................................................................................................................C.P.E. Bach

Liev Stout

Presto ........................................................................................................................................PescettiEmma van der Westhuizen

Calico Cat ..................................................................................................................... Helen MarlaisJiya Singh

Song in D Major, Op. 55, No. 5, Mvt. 1 .................................................... Edward MacDowellIsaac Sandelin

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EDWARD CALLAHAN IN CONCERTFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7:00 PM

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 875 (1685–1750)

F. SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor, D. 784 (1797–1828) I. Allegro giusto II. Andante III. Allegro vivace

F. CHOPIN Étude in C-sharp Minor Op. 10, No. 4 (1810–1849) Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49

M. RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit (Gaspard of the Night) (1875–1937) I. Ondine

A. SCRIABIN Étude in D-sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 12 (1871–1915)

RICHARD SMALLWOOD Total Praise (b. 1948) arr. EDWARD CALLAHAN (b. 1988)

We Are GrAteful for the Gilmore educAtion SponSorS

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Art Mentor Foundation LucerneArts Council of Greater Kalamazoo

Battle Creek Public SchoolsLarry and Deb Bauss

Hugh and Marian Beattie Family Fund *Crescendo Academy of MusicDorothy U. Dalton Foundation

Eaton CorporationEducation for the ArtsFriend of The Gilmore

Helen L. Fox Gospel Music CenterIrving S. Gilmore Foundation

Martha J. Harrison Piano Education Fund – endowedFriends of Oliver S. Howell

Kalamazoo Community FoundationThe Kalamazoo Promise

Kalamazoo Public LibraryKalamazoo Public Schools

Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service AgencyGail and Tom Kasdorf Fund *

W.K. Kellogg FoundationLake Michigan Credit Union

Elizabeth Upjohn MasonMichigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Music Education Fund *The NAACP

National Endowment for the ArtsTim and Sara Nemeth

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PNC FoundationPolzin Family Fund *

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Harold and Grace Upjohn FoundationEdward and Virginia Van Dalson Youth Endowment *

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* Funds of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation